Pale Touch-me-not, Pale Snapweed - Impatiens pallida

Impatiens pallida - Pale Touch-me-not, Pale Snapweed. Of the 10 Impatiens species found wild in the United States, 5 are native. This species, I. pallida is one of those natives, and it is found in 33 of our states. It is protected as a plant of Special Concern in Maine.

The reddish-brown-spotted yellow sepal of Impatiens pallida is sac-shaped and narrows to a spur which turns down at a 90-degree angle. Compare this with the 180-degree turn of the spur on Impatiens capensis.